Machine for shaping uppers overe lasts



6, W36. c. 1F. PYM m MACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVER LASTS Filed Jan.29, 1954 l 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 @www WVM/70H PYM MACHINE FOR SHAPING UPERSOVER LASTS Flled Jan 29 1954 m, mm, c. F. P-YM @www MACHINE FORSHAPINGUPPERS OVER LASTS Filed Jan. 29, 1954 3 SheeS--SlheI 3 54 am i PatentedMay 26, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE MACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVERLASTS Application January 29, 1934, Serial No. 708,722

67 Claims.

-This invention relates to machines for use in the manufacture of shoesand in some aspects more particularly to machines for shaping uppersover lasts. The invention is herein shown as embodied in a machine forlasting the sides of shoes between their toe and heel-end portions, andadapted more particularly for operation upon shoes in which the upper inthe lasting operation is secured to the insole by adhesion, but j() itwill be recognized that in many of its novel features the invention isnot limited to the manufacture of that type of shoe o-r limited inrespect to the portion of the shoe upon which the operation isperformed.

Important features of the invention are to be recognized in a novelcombination of means for conforming an upper tightly to the contour ofits last and for pulling its marginal portion inwardly over an insole onthe last without any substantial 0 pressure of the upper against theinsole and then pressing its marginal portion upon the insole whileunder pulling strain and wiping it inwardly over the insole. Thus thedanger of any slackening of the upper on its last after the upper-pullg5ing operation is avoided and in the manufacture of a shoe the margin ofthe upper of which is secured to the insole by adhesion substantialinsurance is afforded that the insole will not be wrinkled or otherwisedisplaced in the overwiping 3() operation and that the margin of theupper will not be pressed into premature adherence to the insole. In oneimportant aspect the invention provides for thus operating upon theupper along the shank and forepart of the shoe. As herein shown themachine is provided with upper-pulling means comprising grippersarranged to operate at the ball and shank portions of the shoe andmovable inwardly over the shoe bottom to tighten the upper over its lastand to draw its marginal l portion inwardly over the insole, overlayingmembers or wipers movable with said grippers and arranged to extendalong the opposite sides of the shoe between its toe and heel-endportions, and mechanism for effecting relative movement 5 of the wipersand the shoe heightwise of the shoe to press the margin of the upperupon the insole after the margin cf the upper has been drawn inwardlyover the insole and while the upper is held under strain by thegrippers, this mechanism io` being arranged thereafter in response toresistance of the shoe to the pressure applied to impart to the wipersmovements farther inwardly over the insole invwiping engagement with theupper while applying'progressively increasing pressure 35 to the upperheightwise of the last to force it into rm adherence to the insole. Inaccordance with a further feature the wipers are preferably heated, thusincreasing the eectiveness of their action on the margin of the upper tosmooth it free from wrinkles and to secure firm adhesion of the upper tothe insole through hastening of the setting of the cement.

In the illustrated machine the shoe is supported yieldingly bottomdownward with its bottom face located initially a predetermined distanceabove the upper-engaging faces of the wipers. A pair of abutments areprovided for engaging the top of the heel end and the top of theforepart of the shoe and its last, to support the shoe against pressureapplied on its bottom face, and means is provided, herein shown as aslide, for moving the shoe-supporting means toward the abutments tocarry the shoe into engagement with the abutments and then to eifect adepression of the shoesupporting means relatively to the slide. Thewipers are supported on the slide and are connected to supportingbrackets by parallel links which are arranged to. impart to the wiperstheir inward movements without varying their angular relation to theshoe bottom, spring means being provided for opposing the inwardmovements of the wipers and for thereafter moving them outwardly. In theconstruction shown, the grippers comprise movable jaws carried by thewipers and, arranged to cooperate therewith to grip and pull the upper.The movable gripper jaws are located opposite each other along the shankportion of the shoe and at the opposite sides of the ball of the shoe,and in order that the gripper jaws may be moved relatively to the wipersto grip the upper before the wipers begin their inward movements, thereis provided, in accordance with a further feature of the invention,mechanism operative in response to movement of the wiper supportheightwise of the shoe to impart to the gripper jaws movements bothheightwise and laterally of the shoe relatively to the wipers to clampthe opposite side portions of the margin of the upper against thewipers, this mechanism being operative thereafter to impart to thegripper jaws movements relatively to the wipers to release the upper intime relation to the inward movements of the wipers.

In order to determine the relation between the wipers and the shoeduring the early part of the movement of the wipers and grippersinwardly over the insole, there is provided, in accordance with anotherfeature of the invention, novel means for positioning the wipersheightwise of the shoe relatively'to the bottom of the shoe.

This means, as herein shown, comprises gaging devices which as thewipers are moved heightwise of the shoe engage the wipers and thus causethe parallel links to impart to the wipers their inward movementsagainst the resistance of said spring means, the movements of the wiperstoward the shoe being thus limited by the gaging devices which are alsoadjustable heightwise of the shoe to determine the distance between thewipers and the bottom face of the insole. In order that the spring meanswill be effective to impart to the wipers movements heightwise of theshoe to press the margin of the upper upon the insole, the machine isalso provided with means for releasing the wipers from the gagingdevices at a predetermined time in the inward movements of the wipersand grippers. As illustrated, this means comprises a pair of rodscarried by the above-mentioned slide and arranged to impart to thegaging devices in time relation to the inward movements of the grippersand wipers movements heightwise of the shoe to release the wipers to theaction of the spring means. As the slide continues to move upwardly, thewipers are moved farther inwardly over the insole in wiping engagementwith the upper by the parallel links against the increasing resistanceof the spring means. In accordance with another feature, there isprovided means for preventing outward return movement of the wipers, inthe movement of the slide away from the abutments, until after theshoe-supporting means has been returned relatively to the slide to itsinitial position, the shoe being thus support-ed above the path of theoutwardly moving wipers so as to avoid any possibility of displacementof the margin of the upper by outward drag of the wipers thereon.

The above and other features of the invention, including various noveldetails of construction and combinations of parts, will now be moreparticularly set forth by reference to the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,-

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of the upper left-hand portion of amachine in which the present invention is embodied;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line II-I'I of Fig. 1 showing the parts intheir initial position;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line III-III of Fig. 1 but showing thepositions of the parts at the beginning of the upper-pulling operation;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the parts shown in the positionswhich they assume at the end of the upper-pulling operation;

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 3 showing the relation of the parts tothe shoe at the completion of the overwiping operation;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line VI-VI of Fig. 1 and Fig. 7 is a detailedplan view illustrating the construction of the wiper and wiper holder.

The invention is illustrated as applied to a machine organization whichis in many respects similar to that illustrated in Letters Patent of theUnited States No. 1,549,243, granted on August 11, 1925, on anapplication led in the name of E. E. Winkley with portions of themachine constructed as disclosed in Letters Patent of the United StatesNo. 1,951,373, granted March 20, 1934, upon an application filed in myname, although it is to be understood that the invention is not limitedto organizations of that particular character. Machines of the typeillustrated in said Letters Patent are twin machines comprising two setsof mechanisms whereby one shoe is subjected to pressure simultaneouslywith the release from pressure of another shoe previously operated upon.Only one of the two sets of mechanisms is herein illustrated or need bereferred to for an understanding of the present invention. As more fullyillustrated in the above-mentioned Letters Patent No. 1,549,243 themachine is provided with a pair of vertical rods 20 (Figs. 1 and 2)which support adj ustably near their upper ends a cross-head 22. To thiscross-head there are adjustably secured a toe post 24 and a heel post 26which serve to support the shoe against upwardly directed pressureapplied on its bottom face. The toe post 24 has a rubber-covered roll 28thereon for engaging the shoe or last on the top of the forepart and theheel post is provided with a plate 30 arranged to engage the top face ofthe heel-end portion of the last, the plate 3D being mounted on a block32 pivotally connected at 34 to the heel post and arranged to be swungabout its pivot by an adjustable screw 36 against the action of a ilatspring 38 to adjust the plate 30 so that it will bear evenly on the topface of the last, as more fully disclosed in my copending applicationreferred to above.

Mounted on the rods 20 is a slide 40 to which upward and downwardmovements are imparted through a link 42 connected at 44 to the slideand operated by mechanism not herein shown in detail since it is fullydisclosed in the Letters Patent No. 1,549,243 above mentioned. The slide40 supports a box 46 provided with a pair of trunnions one of which isindicated at 48 in Fig. 1

mounted in bearings on the slide so that the box may tip about an axisextending laterally of the shoe, the box being held normally in apredetermined position, determined by a spring-pressed plunger 50carried by the box and engaging the slide, by a spring 52 connecting theslide and the box.

Vertically movable in the box 46 is a casting 54 supported by foursprings 55 which are yieldable in response to resistance of the shoe tothe pressure applied. Mounted in guideways on the casting 54 formovements in directions widthwise of the shoe is a slide 58 which isadjustable along its guideway by a screw 6I] held against lengthwisemovement by a lug 62 fast on the casting. Mounted in guideways on theslide 58 for movements in directions lengthwise of the shoe is a slide64 which is adjustable along the guideways by a screw 66 held againstlengthwise movement relatively to the slide 64 by a plate 68 fast on theslide 64, the screw being threaded in a lug 10 on the slide 58 andhaving a hand wheel 'I2 thereon for turning it. The slide 64 serves as asupport for four brackets two of which are located opposite each othernear the toe end of the shoe and the other two of which are locatedopposite each other near the heel end of the shoe. The brackets 14 nearthe toe end of the shoe are mounted in guideways on the slide 64 formovements laterally of the shoe and are adjustable toward or from eachother by a shaft- 16 having right and left-hand threads thereon engaginglugs on the brackets and a hand-wheel 'i8 secured to its outer end forturning it, the shaft 16 being held against lengthwise movementrelatively to the slide 64 by spaced projections on the slide engagingshoulders 82 on the shaft. The brackets 84 (Fig. 6) at the heel end ofthe shoe are pivotally connected to the slide 64 by shouldered studs 86.The brackets 14,

84 have connected thereto respectively by par-` allel links 88, 99angularly shaped holders 92, 94 and each pair of holders 92, 94 serve tosupport one of a pair of ironing members or wipers 96, 99. The wipers96, 98 extend along the opposite sides of the shoe (Fig. 1), and areshaped both heightwise and widthwise of the shoe'to conformsubstantially tol the curvatures of the opposite edges of the shoebottom. The wipers 96, 98 are positioned on the holders 94 by dowel pins|99 which extend upwardly into recesses formed in the wipers, and on theholders 92 by pins |92 extending upwardly into lengthwise slots |94formed in the wipers, the wipers being provided also with convexprojections |96 (Fig. 7), ar-

1 ranged to engage complementally shaped recesses |98 formed in theholders 92. It will be seen that rotation of the hand wheel 18 moves thebrackets 14 toward or from each other and that this movement of thebrackets 14 through the wipers 96, 98 causes the brackets 84 to swingabout their pivotal connections to the slide 64. 'Ihe portions of thewipers near the toe end of the shoe are thus moved greater distancestoward or from each other than the portions of the wipers near the shankof the shoe. Since variations in widths of shoes of different sizes aregreater at the forepart than at the shank of the shoe, the Wipers 96, 98may accordingly be adjusted to take care of a number of shoes ofdifferentsizes, although for wide variations in sizes, as well as forvariations in styles, differently formed wipers will be substituted.

One of each pair of parallel links supporting the holders 92, 94, on thebrackets 14, 84, namely, the link 88, has an extension I9 to the outerend of which is pivotally connected a rod H2. Mounted on each rod H2 isa bushing H4 which is held against a shoulder H6 on the rod by acompression spring H8 surrounding the rod and engaging at its lower enda washer |29 supported by a nut |22 threaded on the rod, Fig. 2.Surrounding the bushing I4 and bearing at its lower end against a flange|24 on the bushing and at its upper end against a flange |26 formed on asecond bushing |28 slidably mounted on the rod H2, above the shoulderH6, is a compression spring |39 which is of less capacity than thespring H8. Each bracket 14, 84, has a laterally extending forked arm |32which partially surrounds the bushing |28 and is provided with recesses|34 arranged to receive trunnions |36 on the bushing |28, theconstruction being such that the springs |39 maintain the holders 92,94, initially in upraised positions (Fig. 2), in which their outer sidefaces are against the upwardly extending portions of the brackets 14,84. It will be seen that when the parallel links 68, 99 are swung abouttheir pivots, by means hereinafter described, to impart inward movementsto the wipers 96, 98, the springs |39 are compressed until the bushingsI4 engage the bushings |28, after which continued swinging of the links88, 99 acts to compress the stronger springs H8.

In the illustrated machine the shoe is supported initially bottomdownward by a member |38 which, as sho-wn in Figs. 1 and 3, engages theheel-seat portion of the shoe, and a member |49 arranged to engage thebottom face of the insole substantially midway between the oppositesides of the shoe just rearwardly of the toe end of the shoe as shown inFigs. l and 2. The member |38 is mounted for sliding movements indirections heightwise of the shoe in a guideway formed in an upwardlyextending arm |42 of a standard |44 secured to the casting 54. The arm|42 is provided with a shoulder |46 and projecting from the shoulder isa pin |49 which acts to centralize a compression spring |59 with arecess |52 formed in the member |38. The spring |59 bears at its lowerend against the shoulder |46 and at its upper end against the member |38at the upper end of the recess |52. A projection |54 on the arm |42 isarranged to engage a stop |56 on the member |38 and to limit the upwardmovement of the member |38 under the action of the spring |59. Theforepart supporting member |49 is slidably mounted for movements indirections heightwise of the shoe in a guideway formed in a standard |58secured to the slide 64 (Figs. l and 2) and is upheld with a projection|69 on the member |49 engaging a stop |62 on the standard by acompression spring |64 which bears at its lower end against the slide 64and at its upper end against the member |49 at the upper end of a recess|66 formed in the memf ber'. The stops |56, |62 are so located that whenthe parts are in the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the shoe issupported by the members |39, |49 with its bottom face a predetermineddistance above the upper-engaging faces of the wipers 96, 98. In theupward movement of the slide 49, the shoe and last are carried intoengagement with the members 28 and 39 by the supporting members |38 and|49 after which as the slide continues its upward movement the springs|59 and |64 are compressed, thus effectingv a depression of thesupporting members |38 and |49 relativelyv to the slide.

In order to hold the shoe on the supporting members |88, |49 and todetermine the proper lateral position of the heel-end portion of theshoe, the illustrated machine is provided with gages |68, one of whichis shown in Fig. l, located opposite each other at the heel end. Thegages |69 are substantially the same as similar mechanism shown anddescribed in my copending application Serial No. 481,919 mentionedabove, each gage comprising an arm |19 (Fig. l), mounted on a block |12for swinging movements laterally of the shoe and having a leather cover|14 thereon to contact with the shoe. The arms |19 are interconnected toswing in unison and are adjustable toward or from each other by a shaft|16 having right and left threads in engagement with blocks |89 that areswiveled on the outer ends of the respective arms, the shaft having aknurled head |82 thereon for turning it. The supporting block |12 ispivoted at |84 on the standard |44 to permit the arms |19 to be swungout of operative position to facilitate removal of the wipers 96, 98. .Aspring |86 connected to one of the arms |19 and to the standard |44holds the arms normally in operative position, the arrangement of thespring in relation to the axis |64 being such that it will also maintainthe arms in inoperative position when they are swung to that position.

The machine is provided with means for maintaining the wipers 96, 96 ina heated condition. For this purpose there is mounted in a recess ineach end of each wiper 96, 98, an electrical heating unit |98. From eachheating unit |88 electrical conductors |99 lead to any convenient sourceof electrical energy for heating it.

When the operator places the shoe on the supporting members 98, |49, theshoe is held against lateral tipping movements on these supports by thegages |68 which act also properly to position the heel end of the shoelaterally of the wipers. It is contemplated that the complementallyshaped wipers 96, 98, will afford a suiiiciently definite indication ofthe lengthwise position of the shoe and that the operator, by swingingthe toe end of the shoe, will locate the forepart in proper lateralposition on the support |40. As the slide 40 moves upwardly the shoe andlast are carried by the supports |38, |40 into engagement with themembers 28, 30, and substantially at the time of such engagement upwardmovement of the wipers 96, 98 is limited by means which is arranged todetermine the distance between the bottom face of the insole and thewipers as they begin their inward movements. By reference to Figs. 3, 4and 5, it will be seen that each wiper 96, 98 has secured to it abracket |92 which is arranged to engage, as the slide 40 moves upwardly,an abutment piece or stop |94 secured to a gaging member |96 which isslidably mounted on the rod 20. The gaging member |96 is supported onthe rod by an adjustable collar |98 which is secured to the rod by a setscrew 200. A heavy compression spring 202 surrounding the rod 20 andbearing at its lower end against the member |96 and at its upper endagainst the cross-head 22 acts to hold the member against its supportingcollar |98. The stops |94 act to limit upward movement of the wipers 96,98 by engagement with the brackets |92 secured to the wipers so that, asthe slide 40 continues to move upwardly, the parallel links 88, areswung about their pivotal connections to the brackets 14, 84, therebyimparting inward movements to the wipers. By adjusting the positions ofthe collars |98 on rods 20 the heightwise positions of the gagingmembers |96 may be varied to vary the time in the upward movement of theslide 40 when the wipers 96, 98 begin their inward movements, themembers |96 being preferably so-adjusted that the beginning of theinward movement of the wipers takes place substantially at the time whenthe shoe and last are moved into engagement with the members 28, 30. Itwill be understood that the inward movement of the wipers occurs againstthe resistance of the light compression springs |30 until the bushings|4 engage the bushings |28, after which the comparatively heavycompression springs ||8 are compressed as more particularly hereinafterevplained. It will be seen also that as the wipers move toward eachother they are guided in their inward movements by the stops |94 againstwhich the brackets |92 are held by the springs |30, the compressionsprings 202 being of suiicient capacity to prevent upward movement ofthe gaging members |96 at this time. By reference to Fig. 3 it will beevident that the wipers at the beginning of their inward movements arelocated somewhat below the bottom face of the insole and that as theymove inwardly they act to bend the margin of the upper inwardly over thebottom of the shoe without pressing it against the insole. This preventsdanger of displacement of the insole and insures also against prematureadherence of the upper to the insole. The heightwise positions of thewipers at the beginning of their inward movements relatively to thebottom face of the insole may be varied by vertical adjustment of thecollars |98 on the rod 20.

In order that the margin of the upper will be pressed into rm adherenceto the insole, the machine is provided with means for moving the stops|94 out of engagement with the brackets |92 at a predetermined time inthe cycle, so as to render the stops ineffective thereafter to limit theupward movements of the wipers. For this purpose the slide 40 hassecured to it blocks 206 provided with recesses into which extend thelower end portions of rods 208 which extend upwardly in parallelrelation to the rods 20. The rods 208 are pinned to the blocks 206 andpass through apertures in the collars |98 and into recesses 2|0 formedin the gaging members |96. Each gaging member |96 carries an adjustableset screw 2|2 which acts to close the upper end of the recess 2| 0 andto serve as an adjustable stop, the construction being such that, as therods 208 move upwardly with the slide 40, they engage the stops 2| 2 andimpart upward movements to the gaging members |96, against theresistance of the springs 202, to release the wipers 96, 98. When thewipers are released by the gaging members they are carried fartherupwardly to press the margin of the upper against the insole. When thepressure is thus applied to the shoe by the wipers the resistance of theshoe to continued upward movement of the wipers causes a furtherswinging movement to be imparted to the parallel links 80, 90, so thatthe wipers are forced farther inwardly toward each other with a wipingaction on the margin of the upper. The screws 2 I2 are so adjusted thatupward movements are imparted to the gaging members |96 substantially atthe time when the bushings |4 engage the bushings |28 so that continuedswinging movements of the parallel links 88, 90, occur against theincreasing resistance of the springs ||8 which act through the Wipers topress the margin of the upper firmly into adhering relation to theinsole.

The illustrated machine is further provided with means for conformingthe shoe upper closely and tightly to the contour of the sides of theshank portion of the last and for also conforming it tightly to thecontour of the forepart of the last at the rear of the toe portionbefore pressing its marginal portion into adhering relation to theinsole along the forepart and shank portions of the shoe. As shown, thismeans comprises gripi pers for gripping the opposite side portions ofthe margin of the upper at the shank portion of the shoe and at theopposite sides of the forepart of the shoe, said grippers being movablewith the wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom to tighten i the upperover the last and to draw its marginal portion inwardly over the insole.Pivotally connected at 2| 4 to each bracket |92 (Figs. 3, 4 and 5) are aplurality of levers 2|6, to which there are pivotally connected at 2|8gripper jaws 220. The gripper jaws 220, herein illustrated as six innumber, three at each side of the shoe, are spaced apart lengthwise ofthe shoe from the ball of the shoe rearwardly along its shank portion,the jaws at each side being directly opposite corresponding jaws at theother side. Each gripper jaw 220 has pivotally connected to its lowerend a rod 222 which extends through an enlarged opening formed in adownwardly extending arm 224 of a bell crank lever 226 also pivoted at2| 4 to the C bracket |92. Each lever 224 has a laterally extending arm228 carrying a roll 230 arranged to engage the bottom face of a steelplate 232 secured to the gaging member |96. Surrounding each rod 222 isa compression spring 234 which bears at one G end against a shoulder 236on the rod and at the other end against a washer 238 provided with aconcave face for engaging a convex projection 240 on the inner side faceof the arm 224. A nut and lock nut 242, threaded on the end of the rod,are 7 arranged to hold a washer 244 in engagement with the opposite sideface of the arm 224 when the parts are in their idle positions (Fig. 2).When the machine is initially at rest the spring 234 is under nocompression, the parts 2|6, 220 71 andV 226 accordingly tending to swingas a unit about the axis 2|4 in a direction to hold the roll 239 inengagement with the plate 232. As the slide 49, however, moves upwardrelatively to the gaging members |96, before the members |92 engage themembers |94, the levers 2|6 and 226 are swung in a direction to impartheightwise movement to the gripper jaw 229 relatively to the wipers 96,98, the spring 234 acting at this time substantially as a solid member.Each lever 2|6 has an adjustable stop, illustrated as a screw 246, whichis arranged to engage the bottom face of the wiper to limit upwardswinging movement of the lever. Preferably, the stops 246 are soadjusted that only sufficient upward swinging movement will be impartedto each lever 2|6`to carryY its associated gripper jaw 229 upwardly intoposition to move relatively to the wiper to clamp the marginal portionof the upper against the inner side face of the wiper without moving thegripper jaw above the upper-engaging face of the wiper. Thereafter, asthe levers 226 continue to swing in the same directions the gripper jaws229 are rst swung toward the wipers about their pivotal connections 2|8to the levers 2|6 to press the marginal portion of the upper against theinner side faces of the wipers, after which lthe springs 234 arecompressed to cause the gripper jaws to clamp the margin of the upperhard against the wipers, the construction being such that sumcientswinging movements are imparted to the levers 226 to accomplish thisbefore the brackets |92 are moved into engagement with the stops |94. Asthe wipers 96, 98 thereafter are moved toward each other from thepositions shown in Fig. 3 to the positions shown in Fig. 4 by theswinging of the parallel links 88, 99, the upper is drawn tightly overthe forepart and shank portions of the last by the inwardly movinggripper jaws cooperating with the wipers, the rolls 230 moving inwardlyin engagement with the plates` 232. It will be evident that as thewipers and grippers thus move inwardly to pull the upper, the springs234 through which the grippers are operated to clamp the upper willpermit the upper to slip between the grippers and the wipers.

` Substantially at the timewhen the wipers 96, 98 are moved upwardly topress the margin of the upper against the insole an abutment piece 248(Figs. 1, 2 and 4) secured to the slide 64 is arranged to be engaged bydownwardly extending arms 259 carried by the levers 2| 6 as these leversare carried inwardly with the wipers. As the wipers and grippers moveinwardlyfrom the positions shown in Fig. 4 to the positions shown inFig. 5 the levers 2|6 are swung by the member 248 about their pivots 2|4in directions to move the gripper jaws 229 downwardly out of engagementwith the margin of the upper. reference to Figs. 4 and 5 it will be seenthat the downwardly extending arms 259 engage the abutment piece 248substantially at the time when the rods 29B engage the adjustable screws2|2 carried by the gaging members |96. As the gaging 4members |96 moveupwardly the springs |39 act to force the wipers 94, 96 upwardly topress the margin of the upper against the insole. Since the levers 2 I6,226 move upwardly with the wipers there is no lowering of the gripperjaws 229 to releasethe margin of the upper until it has been pressedinto adhering relation to the insole and the wipers have begun theirinward movements to wipe and press the margin of the upper inwardly overthe insole in response to resistance of the shoe to the pressureapplied. The upper is thus held under pulling strain by the wipers andgripper jaws until its marginal portion has been pressed into adherenceto the insole after which the levers 2 i 6 are swung about their pivotsby the abutment 248 to lower the gripper jaws. By reference to Figs. 3,4 and 5 it will be seen that the inner side faces of the wipers 96, 98,against which the upper engaging faces of the gripper jaws are held bythe springs 234, are inclined downwardly and outwardly so that as thegripper jaws are lowered from positions shown in Fig. 4 to the positionsshown in Fig. 5 their upper -endsv are swung away from each other toprevent interference between them as the wipers move inwardly to wipeand press the margin of the upper for its entire width upon the insole.

In order to avoid any possibility of displacement of the marginalportion of the upper from its proper relation to the insole in thereturn of the wipers to their starting positions there is provided meansfor preventing movement of the wipers 96, 98 outwardly away from eachother until after the supporting members |38 and |49 have been returnedto their initial shoe-supporting positions by the springs |59 and |64.This means comprises a latch 252 mounted adjacent to each pair ofopposite holders 92 and 94 and arranged to engage projections V254 onthe two holders when the parts are in the positions that they assume atthe end of the wiping operation and thus to prevent the holders frombeing returned to their starting positions by the parallel links 88, 99,and the springs H6, |39, until after the slide 49 and the partssupported thereby have been moved downwardly far enough to permit thesprings |48, |64 to move the members |38. |49 upwardly to cause theprojections |54, |69 on the members |38, |49 to engage the stops |56,|62 on the standards |44, |58. Each latch 252 is fast on a rockshaft 256(Figs. 1 and 2) supported in bearings on the end of the slide 64. Eachrockshaft 256 has secured to it an inwardly extending arm 258 andpivotally connected to the inner end of each arm is a rod 269 extendingupward loosely through an opening in a laterally extending projection262 formed on the gaging member |96. A nut 264 on the upper end of therod is arranged to cooperate with the projection 262 to hold the latch252 in an idle position when the slide 49 and the parts supportedthereon are in their lowest positions. As the slide 49 moves upwardlythe rods 269 move relatively to the projections 262 until a compressionspring 266 surrounding each rod engages the projection 262 after which,as the slide 49 continues to move upwardly, the springs 266 arecompressed to swing the latches 252 into positions to catch on theprojections 254 as soon as the holders 92 and 94 are lowered far enoughrelatively to the brackets 74, 64 to carry these projections below thelatches. In the upward movements of the slide 49 and the rods 269 asulcient movement of compression is imparted to the springs 266 to holdthe latches 252 in positions to engage the projections 254 until theslide 49 has been lowered far enough to carry the wipers away from theshoe bottom and to permit the springs |48, |64 to return the supportingmembers |38, |49 to their initial position. Thereafter in the loweringof the slide 49 the nuts 264 engage the projections 262 and swing thelatches 252 outwardly to release the holders, whereupon the latter arereturned to their starting positions by the springs ||8,- |39. At thistime the shoe is supported by the members |38, |40 so that the wipersmove in their appointed paths without contacting with the overlastedmargin of the upper, thus avoiding any danger of displacement of theupper by the outward movements of the wipers.

In the operation of the machine, briefly summarized, after wipers 96,98, suitable for the style and size of shoe to be operated upon, havebeen mounted on the brackets '|4, 84 and have been heated to the desiredtemperature, and after proper adjustments of the brackets 14, 84 and thegages |68 have been made, the operator places a shoe bottom downwardupon that pair of supporting members |38, |40, which is in itslowerlnost position, While the invention is not limited to theparticular use illustrate-d, the shoe herein shown is of that type inwhich the marginal portion of the upper is secured in lasted positionalong the forepart and shank portions of the shoe by an adhesive and inwhich an outsole is thereafter cemented to the lasted margin of theupper. In accordance with the illustrated practice, the t-oe and heelends of the shoe are lasted before the side lasting operation isperformed, although it will be understood that so far as the presentinvention is concerned its utility is not dependent upon one or both ofthese toe and heel lasting operations having been performed before theshoe is presented to the machine.

After placing a shoe in position to be operated upon, as abovedescribed, the operator starts the power operation of the machine,whereupon the slide 40 at that side of the machine where the shoe isplaced, is elevated, and the slide at the other side is lowered. As theslide 40 is elevated the levers 2|6, 226 are swung by reason of theengagement of the rolls 230 with the stationary plates 232 ashereinbefore described, in directions to move the gripper jaws 220upwardly until the adjustable stops 246, carried by the levers 2|6,engage the bottom faces of the wipers 9S, 98, each screw 245 beingindependently adjustable to limit upward movement of its associatedgripper jaw. Thereafter, as the levers 226 continue to swing in the samedirections the springs 234 are operated to move the gripper jaws towardthe wipers and to clamp the opposite side portions of the margin of theupper against the inner side faces of the wipers. Substantially at thistime in the upward movement of the slide 40 the shoe is stopped by theabutment members 28, 30 Vand the brackets |92 secured to the wipersengage the stops |94 on the gaging members |98. Thereafter as the slide40 continues its upward movement, the shoe-supporting members |38, |40are depressed against the resistance of their springs |48, |64 and theholders 92 and 94 are moved toward each other by the swinging of theparallel links 88, 90, about their pivotal connections to the brackets74, 84. The wipers and grippers are thus moved inwardly and in thismovement impart a pull to the upper to conform it tightly to the contourof the shank portion of the last and also to conform it tightly to thecurvatures of the last at the top and sides of the forepart. It will beunderstood that during the inward movement of the wipers and grippers topull the upper slipping of the upper relatively to the wiperszandgrippers will occur if the resistance to such movement resulting fromthe gripping pressure of the wipers and grippers on the upper isovercome by the force of the pull applied. Such inr ward movement of thewipers and grippers occurs only against the resistance of the lightsprings |30 which act to hold the brackets |92 in engagement with thestops |94. The stops |94 are adjusted to position the wipers at thistime with their upper-engaging faces located below the bottom face ofthe insole so that, as the wipers move inwardly, they do not press themarginal portion of the upper upon the insole. At a predetermined timein the inward movements of the wipers and grippers and preferably at thetime when they have substantially completed their upper-pullingmovements the upwardly moving rods 208 engage the stops 2|2 and elevatethe gaging members |96 to move the stops |94 out of engagement with thebrackets |92, and substantially at the same time the downwardlyextending arms 250 of the levers 2|6 engage the abutment piece 248 onthe slide 64. The springs |30 then act to move the wipers upwardly topress the margin of the upper against the insole after which, as theslide 40 continues to move upwardly, further swinging movements areimparted to the parallel links 88, 90, to move the wipers fartherinwardly over the insole in wiping and pressing engagement with theupper, the levers 2|6 being also swung about their axes 2|4 to lower thegripper jaws and thus to insure release of the upper by the grippers asthe wipers continue their inward movements. Just after the wipers areforced up by the springs |30 to press the margin of the upper upon theinsole the bushings ||4 on the rods ||2 engage the bushings |28. Thesprings 8 are accordingly compressed during the latter part of thewiping action and therefore subject the upper to increasing pressure atthat time. The marginal portion of the upper is thus firmly pressedagainst the insole as it is wiped inwardly by the heated wipers 9S, 98,which act also to iron out any surface irregularities in the' upper.

The machine comes automatically to a stop With the shoe under pressureand while the shoe is held under pressure the operator presents a shoeto the other half of the machine. The shoe will be permitted to remainunder pressure long enough to render the heat effective on the cement sothat when the shoe is released from pressure the cement Will have setrmly enough to maintain the upper securely in lasted position. When themachine is again started the latches 252 hold the wipers against outwardreturn movements, in the downward movement of the slide 40, until thesprings |48, |64 have returned the supporting members |38, |40 to theirinitial positions. Thereafter, the latches 252 release the holders 92 tothe action of the springs ||8, |30, the Wipers being thus returned totheir starting position Without contacting with the overlasted margin ofthe upper or in any case without any substantial pressure on the upper.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a ,lasting machine, lasting means constructed and arranged to gripthe marginal portion of an upper at the opposite side of a last andmovable to pull the upper inwardly over an insole on the last at theopposite sides of the shoe bottom simultaneously in such spaced relationto the shoe bottom as to avoid any substantial' pressure o'f the upperagainst the bottom face of the insole, mechanism for eifecting relativemovement of the shoe and said lasting means heightwise of the shoe tocause said means to press the upper upon the bottom face of the insoleafter thus pulling it inwardly over the insole and while the upper isheld under pulling strain, and mechanism for thereafter moving saidlasting means farther inwardly over the insole in wiping and pressingengagement with the marginal portion of the upper.

2. In a lasting machine, wipers arranged to operate respectively at theopposite sides of a shoe between its toe and heel-end portions, membersarranged to grip the marginal portion of the upper against said wipers,means for moving said wipers and gripping members to pull the upperinwardly over an insole in such spaced relation to the insole as toavoid any substantial pressure of the upper against the bottom face ofthe insole, means to cause said wipers to' press the upper upon thebottom face of the insole after the upper has thus been pulled inwardlyand while it is held under pulling strain, and means for thereaftermoving said wipers farther inwardly over the insole in pressing andwiping engagement with the upper.

3. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofupper-pulling means movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe fortightening the upper over its last and for drawing its marginal portioninwardly over an insole on the last, overlaying means movable with saidupper-pulling means, and mechanism for eecting relative movement of theoverlaying means and the shoe heightwise of the shoe to press the marginof the upper upon the insole after the margin of the upper has beendrawn inwardly over the insole and while the upper is held under strainby said upper-pulling means, said mechanism being constructed andarranged thereafter to impart to the overlaying means a movement fartherinwardly over the insole in wiping engagement with the upper.

4. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofupper-pulling means movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe fortightening the upper over its last and for drawing its marginal portioninwardly over an insole on the last, overlaying means movable with saidupper-pulling means, and mechanism for effecting relative movement ofthe overlaying means and the shoe heightwise of the shoe to press themargin of the upper upon the insole after the margin of the upper hasbeen drawn inwardly over the insole and while the upper is held understrain by said upper-pulling means, said. mechanism being constructedand arranged thereafter to impart to the overlaying means a movementfarther inwardly over the insole in wiping engagement with the upper inresponse to resistance of the shoe to the pressure applied.

5. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofupper-pulling means movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe fortightening the upper over its last and for drawing its marginal portioninwardly over, an insole on the last, overlaying means movable Vwithsaid upper-pulling means, a gaging device arranged for engagement withsaid overlaying means to determine the distance between the overlayingmeans and the bottom of the shoe as the upperpulling means is movedinwardly over the insole to pull the upper and for thereafter releasingthe overlaying means, and mechanism for effecting relative movement ofthe overlaying means and the shoe heightwise of the shoe to press theinwardly disposed margin of the upper upon the insole after theoverlaying means has been released by said gaging devices, saidmechanism being constructed and arranged thereafter to impart to theoverlaying means a further movement inwardly over the insole in wipingengagement with the upper.

6. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofupper-gripping means movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe fortightening the upper over its last and for drawing its marginal portioninwardly over an insole on the last, overlaying means movable with saidupper-gripping means, a gaging device arranged by engagement with saidoverlaying means to determine the distance between the overlaying meansand the bottom of the shoe as the uppergripping means is moved inwardlyover the insole to pull the upper and for thereafter releasing theoverlaying means, and mechanism for effecting relative movement of theoverlaying means and the shoe heightwise of the shoe to press theinwardly disposed margin of the upper upon the insole after theoverlaying means has been released by said gaging device, said mechanismbeing constructed and arranged thereafter to impart to the overlayingmeans a further movement inwardly over the insole in wiping engagementwith the upper in response to pressure of the shoe on the overlayingmeans.

'7. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of grippers movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe for tighteningthe upper over its last and for drawing the marginal portion of theupper inwardly over an insole on the last, overlaying means movable withsaid grippers, a gaging device arranged by engagement with saidoverlaying means to determine the distance between the overlaying meansand the bottom of the shoe as the grippers are moved inwardly over theshoe bottom to pull the upper and for thereafter releasing theoverlaying means, mechanism for effecting relative movement of theoverlaying means and the shoe heightwise of the shoe to press the marginof the upper upon the insole after the overlaying means has beenreleased by said gaging device and for thereafter imparting to saidoverlaying means a further movement inwardly over the insole in wipingengagement with the upper, and mechanism for operating the grippers torelease the upper in the course of such further inward movement of theoverlaying means.

8. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positionng means, ofupper-gripping means movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe totighten the upper over its last and to draw its marginal portioninwardly over an insole on the last, overwiping means movable with saiduppergripping means, a gaging device arranged by engagement withsaidoverwiping means to determine the distance between the overwiping meansand the bottom of the shoe as the upper-gripping means is moved inwardlyover the shoe bottom to pull the upper, means for releasing theoverwiping means from said gaging device at a predetermined time in theinward movement of the upper-gripping means, and mechanism for effectingrelative movement of the overwiping means and the shoe heiglitwise ofthe shoe to press the inwardly disposed margin of the upper upon theinsole after the overwiping means has been released by said gagingdevice, said mechanism being constructed and arranged thereafter toimpart to the overwiping means a further movement inwardly over the shoebottom in wiping engagement with the upper while applying progressivelyincreasing pressure to the upper heightwise of the shoe.

9. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofgrippers movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe to tighten the shoeupper over its last and to draw its marginal portion inwardly over aninsole on the last, overwiping means movable with said grippers, agaging device arranged by engagement with said overwiping means todetermine the position of the overwiping means heightwise of the shoe asthe grippers are moved inwardly to pull the upper, means for releasingthe overwiping means from said gaging device in time relation to theinward movement of the grippers, mechanism for effecting relativemovement of the overwiping means and the shoe heightwise of the shoe topress the margin of the upper upon the insole after the overwiping meanshas been released by said gaging device, said mechanism beingconstructed and arranged thereafter to impart to the overwiping means afurther movement inwardly over the insole in wiping engagement with theupper, and mechanism operative in response to such inward movement foroperating the grippers to release the upper.

10. In a machine for lasting shoes in which the margin of the upper issecured to an insole by an adhesive, the combination withshoe-positioning means, of opposite side-lasting mechanisms comprisinggrippers spaced lengthwise of a shoe between the ball of the shoe andits heel-end portion and movable heightwise of the shoe into positionsto grip the opposite side portions of the margin of the upper andlaterally of the shoe to tighten the upper over its last and to draw itsmarginal portion inwardly over the insole, wipers arranged to extendlengthwise of the shoe between its toe and heel-end portions and shapedto conform substantially to the desired contour of the bottom of theshoe, said wipers being movable laterally of the shoe with the grippers,and mechanism automatically operative at a predetermined time in themovement of the grippers laterally of the shoe for eifecting relativemovement of the wipers and the shoe heightwise of the shoe to press themargin of the upper into adhering relation to the insole, said mechanismbeing constructed and arranged thereafter to impart to the wipers afurther movement inwardly over the insole in wiping engagement with theupper while applying progressively increasing pressure to the upperheightwise of the shoe to force it into firm adherence to the insole.

1l. In a machine for lasting shoes in which the margin of the upper issecured to an insole by an adhesive, the combination withshoe-positioning means, of heated wipers bodily movable heightwise of ashoe to press the margin of the upper into adhering relation with theinsole and laterally of the shoe in wiping engagement with the margin ofthe upper while applying heat to hasten the setting of the adhesive, andgrippers movable with said wipers for conforming the upper tightly tothe curvatures of the shank portion of the last and for holding it understrain until after the margin of the upper has been pressed against theinsole by said wipers.

l2. In a machine for lasting shoes in which the margin of the upper issecured to an insole by an adhesive, the combination withshoe-positioning means, of heated wipers arranged to extend lengthwiseof a shoe between its toe and heel-end portions and bodily movableheightwise of the shoe to press the margin of the upper along the shankand forepart of the shoe into adhering relation to the insole andlaterally of the shoe in wiping engagement with the margin of the upperwhile applying heat to hasten the setting of the adhesive, and grippersmovable With said wipers for conforming the upper tightly to thecurvatures of the shank portion of its last and for holding it understrain until after the margin of the upper has been pressed against theinsole by said wipers.

13. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of grippers at 0pposite sides of a shoe movable into positions to gripthe opposite side portions of the margin of the upper and then totighten the upper over its last and to draw its margin inwardly over aninsole on the last, Wipers movable with the grippers inwardly over theinsole, mechanism for effecting relative movement of the wipers and theshoe heightwise of the shoe to press the margin of the upper upon theinsole after the grippers have applied an inward pull to the upper, saidmechanism being constructed and arranged thereafter to impart to thewipers a further movement inwardly over the insole in wiping engagementwith the upper, and means for heating said wipers.

14. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of grippers at opposite sides of a shoe movable both heightwise andlaterally of the shoe to grip the opposite side portions of the marginof the upper and movable to tension the upper over its last and to drawits marginal portion inwardly over the insole, Wipers movable inwardlyover the insole with the grippers, and means for moving the wipersrelatively to the shoe heightwise of the shoe to press the margin of theupper upon the insole after the grippers have applied an inward pull tothe upper, said means being constructed and arranged to impart to thewipers movements in- Wardly over the insole in wiping engagement withthe upper in response to pressure of the shoe on the wipers.

15. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of grippers at opposite sides of a shoe movable heightwise of the shoeinto positions to grip the opposite side portions of the margin of theupper and laterally of the shoe to tighten the upper over its last andto draw its margin inwardly over an insole on the last, wipers movableinwardly over the insole with said grippers, and mechanism for effectingrelative movement of the wipers and the shoe heightwise of the shoe topress the margin of the upper upon the insole after the grippers 5 haveapplied an inward pull to the upper, said mechanism being constructedand arranged thereafter to impart to the wipers further movementinwardly over the insole in wiping engagement with the upper whileapplying progressivec ly increasing pressure to the upper heightwise ofthe shoe.

16. In a machine for lasting shoes in which the margin of the upper issecured to an insole by an adhesive, the combination withshoe-positioning (i means, of grippers at opposite sides of a shoemovable heightwise of the shoe into positions to grip the opposite sideportions of the margin of the upper and laterally of the shoe to tensionthe upper over its last and to draw its marginal 7 portion inwardly overthe insole, heated wipers movable inwardly over the insole with thegrippers, gaging devices arranged to act on said wipers to determine thedistance between the wipers and the bottom face of the insole in theupper-pulling movements of the grippers and thereafter to release thewipers, and means effestive after the wipers have been released from thegaging devices to impart to said wipers movements relatively to the shoeto wipe the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole while applyingpressure to the upper heightwise of the last to force it into firmadherence to the insole and applying heat to hasten the setting of theadhesive.

1'7. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of a gripper for gripping the marginal portion of an upper, said gripperbeing movable inwardly over the bottom of the shoe to tension the upperover its last and to draw its marginal portion inwardly over an insoleon the last, a wiper movable with said gripper, a gaging member arrangedto act on said wiper to determine the plane of its inward movementrelatively to the bottom of the shoe in the pulling of the upper andthereafter to release the wiper, mechanism eiective after the wiper hasbeen released from said gaging member to impart to said wiper movementheightwise of the shoe to press the margin of the upper upon the insoleand thereafter a further movement inwardly over the insole in wipingengagement with the upper in response to resistance of the shoe to thepressure applied, and automatic means for operating the gripper torelease the upper in such further inward movement of the wiper.

18. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,oi grippers at opposite sides of a shoe movable laterally of the shoe totighten the upper over its last and to draw its marginal portioninwardly over an insole on the last, wipers movable with the grippers,gaging devices arranged to act on said wipers to determine the positionsof the wipers heightwise of the shoe relatively to the plane of the shoebottom during the upper-pulling movements of the grippers and thereafterto release the wipers, and mechanism effective after the wipers havebeen released from said gaging devices to impart to the wipers movementsheightwise of the shoe to press the margin of the upper upon the insole,said mechanism being arranged to impart to the wipers movements fartherinwardly over the insole in wiping engagement with the upper in responseto resistance of the shoe to the pressure applied.

19. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for suppo-rting ashoe bottom downward, of grippers for gripping the opposite sideportions of the margin or" the upper, said grippers being movablelaterally of the shoe to tighten the upper over its last and to draw itsmargin inwardly over an insole on the last, wipers movable over theinsole with said grippers, and means for imparting to the wipersupper-pressing movements heightwise of the shoe and further inwardwiping movements while applying progressively increasing pressure to theupper aiterthe grippers have applied an inward pull to the upper.

20. In a lasting machine, a combination with means for supporting a shoebottom downward, of grippers movable to pull the upper inwardly over aninsole, wipers movable inwardly over the insole with the grippers andalso movable upwardly to press the marginal portion of the upper uponthe insole, and gaging devices constructed and arranged to limit upwardmovement of the wipers while permitting them to move inwardly and forreleasing them for Afurther upward movement after the grippers haveapplied an inward pull to the upper.

2l. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting ashoe bottom downward, of grippers for gripping the upper at oppositesides of the shoe and movable laterally of the shoe to tighten the upperover its last and to draw its margin inwardly over an insole on thelast, wipers for laying the marginal portion of the upper inwardly overthe insole, means for moving the wipers heightwise of the shoe to pressthe margin of the upper upon the insole and for aso moving them inwardlyover the insole in wiping engagement with the upper, and means arrangedto cooperate with said last-named means to determine the heightwisepositions of the wipers relatively to the bottom of the shoe until afterthe grippers have applied an inward pull to the upper.

22. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting ashoe bottom downward, of grippers for gripping the opposite sideportions of the margin oi the upper and movable laterally of the shoe totighten the upper over its last and to draw its marginal portioninwardly over an insole on the last, wipers for wiping the marginalportion of the upper inwardly over the insole and for pressing it uponthe insole, means for imparting to the wipers movement heightwise of theshoe to press the upper upon the insole and for also moving theminwardly over the insole in wiping engagement with the upper, and meansfor limiting such movement oi the wipers heightwise or" the shoe afterthe beginning of the movement and for releasing them only after thegrippers have applied an inward pull to the upper.

23. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting ashoe bottom downward, of grippers for gripping the opposite sideportions .of the margin of the upper and movable laterally of the shoeto pull the upper over its last and to draw its marginal portioninwardly over an insole on the last, wipers for wiping the margin of theupper inwardly over the insole and for pressing it up against theinsole, means for moving the wipers upward to press themargin of theupper upon the insole and for also moving them inwardly in wipingengagement with the margin of the upper, gaging devices arranged to acton said wipers to determine their positions heightwise of the shoerelatively to the bottom face of the insole, and means for releasing thewipers from the gaging devices to permit them to be moved farther upwardafter the grippers have applied an inward pull to the upper.

24. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting ashoe bottom downward, of grippers for gripping the opposite sideportions of the margin of the upper and movable laterally of the shoe topull the upper over its last and to draw its marginal portion inwardlyover an insole on the last, wipers for wiping the margin of the upper atthe opposite sides of the shoe inwardly over the insole and for pressingit up against the insole, wiper-operating means for imparting to thewipers upward movements r.to press the upper upon the insole and foralso moving them inwardly over the insole in wiping engagement with themargin of the upper, gaging devices arranged to act on said wipers todetermine the distance between the wipers and the bottom face of theinsole, and means controlled by said wiperoperating means for releasingthe wipers from said gaging devices'to permit them to be moved fartherupwardly in time relation to the inward movements of the grippers.

25. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting ashoe bottom downward, of grippers for gripping and pulling the upperover its last and for drawing its marginal portion inwardly over aninsole on the last, wipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardlyover the insole and for pressing it up against the insole,wiper-operating means for imparting to said wipers movements heightwiseof the shoe and for also moving them inwardly over the shoe bottom,gaging members adjustable heightwise of the shoe and arranged to act onsaid wipers to determine the dist-ance between the wipers and the bottomface of the insole, and means for releasing the wipers from said gagingmembers to permit them to be moved farther upwardly at a predeterminedtime in the inward movement of the grippers.

26. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting ashoe bottom downward, of grippers movable both heightwise and laterallyof the shoe to grip and pull the upper over its last and to draw itsmarginal portion inwardly over an insole on the last, wipers for wipingthe margin of the upper inwardly over the insole, wiper-operating meansfor moving the wipers heightwise of the shoe to press the margin of theupper upon the insole and for also moving them inwardly over the insole,gaging members for limiting the movements of the wipers heightwise ofthe shoe and for determining the plane of their inward movementsrelatively to the bottom of the shoe, and means controlled by saidwiper-operating means for imparting to said g-aging members at apredetermined time in the inward movements of the grippers a movementheightwise of the shoe to permit the wipers to complete their inwardmovements closer to the plane of the shoe bottom.

27. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withshoe-supporting means, of overlaying means movable inwardly over thebottom of a shoe to lay the margin of the upper over an insole, a gagingdevice arranged by engagement with said overlaying means to determineits position heightwise of theshoe relatively to the plane of the shoebottom, means for moving the overlaying means heightwise of the shoe topress the margin of the upper upon the insole, and means for releasingsaid overlaying means from said gaging device to permit such movement.

28. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily widthwise of a shoe towipe the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom atthe opposite sides of the shoe simultaneously, means for moving saidwipers substantially as far inwardly as the edge of the upper in wipingengagement with the upper, means for heating said wipers, and membersarranged to clamp the marginal portion of the upper against said wipersfor applying an inward pull to the upper as the wipers receive theirinward movements.

29. In a lasting machine, wipers of substantially rigid materialarranged to engage the marginal portion of an upper at the oppositesides of a shoe and movable bodily widthwise of the shoe to wipe theupper inwardly over the shoe bottom at the opposite sidessimultaneously, means for heating said wipers, and means movable withsaid wipers for clamping the marginal portion of the upper against thewipers and for applying an inward pull to the upper Iduring a portiononly of the inward wiping movements of the wipers.

30. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily widthwise of a shoe towipe the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom atthe opposite sides of the shoe simultaneously, members arranged to clampthe marginal portion of the upper against said wipers and movable withthe wipers to apply to the upper an inward pull over the shoe bottom,and automatic means for operating said members to clamp the upper beforethe wi ers begin their inw-ard movements and for thereafter releasingthem from the upper at a predetermined time prior to the completion ofthe inward movements of the wipers.

3l. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily widthwise of a shoe towipe the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom atthe opposite sides of the shoe simultaneously, members arranged to clampthe marginal portion of the upper against said wipers for applying aninward pull to the upper as the wipers receive their inward movements,and mechanism for moving said members rst heightwise of the shoe towardthe shoe bottom and then outwardly toward the wipers to clamp the upperagainst the wipers.

32. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the upper at the oppositesides of a shoe inwardly over the shoe bottom, a wiper support mountedfor movement to carry the wipers in a direction heightwise of the shoebefore they begin their wiping movements, members arranged to clamp them-arginal portion of the upper against the wipers for applying an inwardpull to the upper in the inward movements of the wipers, and mechanismarranged to be operated by said movement of the wiper support to movesaid members into upper-clamping positions.

33. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the upper at the oppositesides of a shoe inwardly over the shoe bottom, a wiper support mountedfor movement to carry the wipers in a direction heightwise of the shoebefore they begin their wiping movements, members arranged to clamp themarginal portion of the upper against the wipers for applying an inwardpull to the upper in the inward movements of the wipers, and mechanismarranged to be operated by said movement of the wiper support to movesaid members first heightwise of the shoe toward the shoe bottom andthen outwardly toward the wipers to clamp the upper against the wipers.

34. In alasting machine, wipers movable widthi' wise of a shoe to wipethe marginal portion of the upper at the opposite sides o1 the shoeinwardly over the shoe bottom, members arranged to clamp the marginalportion of the upper against said wipers with said marginal portionextending heightwise of the shoe, said members being movable with thewipers to apply an inward pull to the upper as the wipers receive theirinward movements, and automatic means for moving said members relativelyto the wipers heightwise of the shoe away from the shoe bottom at apredetermined time in the inward movements of the wipers.

35. In a lasting machine, wipers movable widthwise of a shoe to wipe themarginal portion or" the upper at the opposite sides of the shoeinwardly over the shoe bottom, members arranged to clamp the marginalportion of the upper against said wipers with said marginal portionextending heightwise of the shoe. said members being movable with thewipers to apply an inward pull to the upper as the wipers receive theirinward movements, and mechanism operative in response to the inwardmovements of the wipers to move said members relatively to the wipersheightwise of the shoe away from the shoe bottom.

36. In a lasting machine, wipers movable widthwise of a shoe to wipe themarginal portion of the upper at the opposite sides of the shoe inwardlyover the shoe bottom, members arranged to clamp the marginal portion oithe upper against said wipers with said marginal portion extendingheightwise of the shoe, said members being movable with the wipers toapply an inward pull to the upper as the wipers receive their inwardmovements, bell crank levers controlling said members, and relativelystationary means arranged to act on said bell crank levers to move saidmembers in directions heightwise of the shoe away from the shoe bottomat a predetermined time in the inward movements of the wipers.

37. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily widthwise of a shoe towipe the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over an insole at theopposite sides of the shoe simultaneously, members movable with saidwipers for applying to the upper an inward pull over the insole as theupper is wiped inwardly over the wipers, and automatic means to causethe wipers to operate with a substantial amount of clearance betweenthem and the insole until the upper has been subjected to such an inwardpull and thereafter to operate with less clearance between them and theinsole in their further inward movements.

38. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily widthwise of a shoe towipe the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over an insole at theopposite sides of the shoe simultaneously, members arranged to clamp themarginal portion of the upper against said wipers and movable with thewipers for applying to the upper an inward pull over the insole as theupper is wiped inwardly by the wipers, and automatic means to cause thewipers in their initial inward movements to operate with a substantialamount of clearance between them and the insole and thereafter tooperate with less 'clearance between them and the insole on theirfurther inward movements.

39. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily widthwise of a shoe towipe the marginal portion oi the upper at the opposite sides of the shoeinwardly over the shoe bottom, wiper-supporting means movable heightwiseof the shoe, mechanism carried by said wiper-supporting means for movingthe wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe in response to resistance totheir movements heightwise of the shoe, and controlling means arrangedto resist said last-named movements of the wipers to render saidmechanism operative to move them inwardly, said controlling means beingso positioned as to cause the wipers to operate initially with asubstantial amount of clearance between them and the shoe bottom andbeing thereafter displaceable to permit `the wipers to operate in closerrelation to the shoe bottom in their further inward movements.

40. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily widthwise of a shoe towipe the marginal portion of the upper at the opposite sides of the shoeinwardly over the shoe bottom, wiper-supporting means movable heightwiseof the shoe, mechanism c-arried by said wiper-supporting means formoving the wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe in response toresistance to their movements heightwise of the shoe, controlling meansarranged to resist said last-named movements of the wipers to rendersaid mechanism operative to move them inwardly, said controlling meansbeing so positioned as to 'cause the wipers to operate initially with asubstantial amount of clearance between them and the shoe bottom andbeing` thereafter displaceable to permit the wipers to approach the shoebottom, and spring means for forcing the wipers toward the shoe bottomwhen said controlling means is thus displaced.

lll. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily widthwise of a shoe towipe the marginal portion of the upper at the opposite sides of the shoeinwardly over the shoe bottom, wiper-supporting means movable heightwiseof the shoe, mechanism carried by said wiper-supporting means for movingthe wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe in response to resistance totheir movements heightwise of the shoe, controlling means arranged toresist said last-named movements of the wipers to render said mechanismoperative to move them inwardly, said controlling means being sopositioned as to cause the wipers to operate initially with asubstantial amount of clearance between them and the shoe bottom,mechanism arranged to be operated by movement of said wiper-supportingmeans to displace said controlling means from its normal position andthus to permit the wipers to approach closer to the shoe bottom, andspring means for forcing the wipers toward the shoe bottom when saidcontrolling means is thus displaced.

42.. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodil7 widtnwise of a shoe towipe the marginal portion of the upper at the opposite sides oi the shoeinwardly over the shoe bottom, wiper-supporting means movable heightwiseof the shoe, swinging links carried by said wiper-supporting means formoving the wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe in response toresistance to their movements heightwise of the shoe, spring meansarranged to be subjected to stress by the swir. ing of said links,controlling means arranged to resist movements of the wipers heightwiseof the shoe and thus to render said links operative to move theminwardly, and means for displacing said controlling means from itsnormal position after a predetermined amount of inward movement of thewipers to permit them to be forced into closer relation to the shoebottom by said spring means.

43. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withshoe-positioning means, of a wiper movable inwardly over the bottom of ashoe to lay the margin of the upper over an insole, a gaging memberarranged to act on said wiper to determine the distance between thewiper and the bottom face of the insole and to prevent the wiper fromincreasing its pressure on the margin of the upper, means for moving thewiper heightwise of the shoe to press the margin of the upper upon theinsole, and mechanism controlled by said last-named means for moving thegaging member relatively to the wiper to permit such pressing movement.

44. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withshoe-positioning means, of wipers arranged to extend lengthwise of ashoe between its toe and heel-end portions and shaped to conformsubstantially to the curvatures of the opposite side edges of an insole,gaging devices arranged to act on said wipers to determine positionsheightwise of the shoe relatively to the bottom face of the insole,operating means for moving said wipers heightwise of the shoe into thepositions determined by said gaging devices and for thereafter movingthem inwardly over the insole, and means for releasing the wipers fromsaid gaging devices at a predetermined time in the inward movementof thewipers to permit said operating means to move the wipers fartherheightwise of the shoe to press the margin of the npper upon the insole.

e5. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withshoe-positioning means, of wipers arranged to extend lengthwise of ashoe between its toe and heel-end portions and shaped to conformsubstantially to the curvatures of the si side edges of an insole,gaging members ari angcd to act on said wipers to determine theirpositions hoightwise of the shoe relatively to the bottom face of theinsole, means for moving said wipers heightwise of the shoe into thepositions determined by said gaging members and for thereafter movingthem inwardly over the insole including springs arranged to be tensionedin the inward movements of the wipers and tending to move themheightwise of the shoe, and means for operatingthe gaging members torelease the wipers to the action of said springs at a predetermined timein the inward movement of the wipers.

26. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withshoe-positioning means, of wipers arranged to extend lengthwise of ashoe between its toe and heel-end portions for laying 'the marginalportion of the upper along the forepart and shank portions of the shoeinwardly over an insole, gaging devices arranged to act on said wipersto determine the positions of the wipers heightwise of the shoerelatively to the bottom face oi the insole during a portion of theirinward movements and for releasing them in time relation to their inwardmovements, and mechanism for moving the wipers heightwise of the shoeinto the positions determined by said gaging devices and for also movingthem inwardly over the insole, said mechanism being constructed andarranged to impart to the wipers movements farther inwardly over theinsole in wiping engagement with the upper and to move them also towardthe insole after the wipers have been released by the gaging devices.

47. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withshoe-positioning means, of wipers arranged to extend lengthwise of ashoe between its toe and heel-end portions and shaped to conformsubstantially to the curvatures of the opposite side edges of an insole,gaging members arranged to act on said wipers to determine theirpositions heightwise of the shoe relatively to the bottom face of theinsole, means for movingr said wipers heightwise of the shoe into thepositions determined by said gaging members and for thereafter movingthem inwardly over the insole, spring means against the resistance ofwhich the wipers are thus movable inwardly over the insole, said springmeans tending to move the wipers heightwise of the shoe, and means forimparting to said gaging members at a predetermined time in the inwardmovement of the wipers movements in a direction heightwise of the shoeto permit said spring .ieans to force the wipers farther toward theinsole to apply increased pressure to the margin or the upper.

48. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers at opposite sides of a shoe for laying the marginal portion ofthe upper inwardly over an insole, said wipers being mounted forpositioning movements heightwise of the shoe, grippers movable withsaiid wipers inwardly over the insole for tensioning the upper over itslast and for drawing its marginal portion over the insole, and mechanismfor operating the grippers to grip the opposite side portions of themargin of the upper in response to movement of the wipers heightwise ofthe shoe.

49. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers at opposite sides of a shoe for laying the marginal portion ofthe upper inwardly over an insole, said wipers being mounted forpositioning movements heightwise of the shoe, grippers movable with saidwipers inwardly over the insole for tensioning the upper over its lastand for drawing its marginal portion over the insole, and mechanism foroperating the grippers to grip the opposite side portions of the marginof the upper in res sponse to movement of the wipers heightwise of theshoe and for thereafter releasing them from the upper at a predeterminedtime in the inward movement of the wipers.

5o. ln a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers at opposite sides of a shoe for laying the marginal portion ofthe upper inwardly over an insole, said wipers being mounted also forpositioning movements heightwise of the shoe, gripper jaws f movablewith said wipers and arranged to cooperate therewith to tighten theupper over its last and to draw its marginal portion inwardly over theinsole, and mechanism operative in response to relative movement of thewipers and .i

the upper inwardly over an insole, said wipers i being mounted forpositioning movements heightwise of the shoe, gripper jaws movablerelatively to the wipers in the course of their positioning movementsfor clamping the opposite side portions of the upper against the wipers,V

said gripper jaws being movable thereafter with the wipers to tightenthe upper over its last and to draw its margin inwardly over the insole,and mechanism operative in response to inward movements of the wipersfor moving the gripper 5"' jaws relatively to the wipers to release theupper.

52. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers at opposite sides of a shoe for laying the marginal portionoi' the upper inwardly over an insole, said wipers being mounted forpositioning movements heightwise of the shoe, gripper jaws movable withsaid wipers and arranged to cooperate therewith to tighten the upperover its last and to draw its marginal portion inwardly over the insole,mechanism operative in response to movement of the wipers heightnrise ofthe shoe to impart to said gripper jaws movements heightwise of the shoerelatively to the wipers and thereafter movements laterally of the shoerelatively to the wipers to clamp the opposite side portions of themargin of the upper against the wipers before the wipers begin theirinward movement, and means for operating said mechanism to lower thegripper jaws to release the 7i upper at a predetermined time in theinward movements of the wipers.

53. In a lasting machine, lasting devices for use at opposite sides of ashoe comprising wipers arranged to extend along the shank and theforepart of the shoe and movable laterally of the shoe to wipe themarginal portion of the upper inwardly over an insole and grippersarranged to grip the opposite side portions of the margin of the upperbetween the ball of the shoe and its heel-end portion and movable withthe wipers to conform the upper tightly to the contour of the shankportion of its last and also to conform it tightly to the curvatures ofthe last at the top and sides of the forepart, said grippers beingarranged to release the upper at a predetermined time in the inwardmovements of the wipers, gaging devices arranged by engagement with saidwipers to determine the distance between the bottom face of the insoleand the wipers during the upper-pulling movements of the grippers andfor thereafter releasing the wipers, and means for effecting relativemovement of the wipers and the shoe heightwise of the shoe to press themargin of the upper against the insole after the wipers have beenreleased by said gaging devices andbefore the upper is released by thegrippers.

54. In a lasting machine, lasting devices for use at opposite sides of alast for tensioning an upper over the last and for wiping and pressingits marginal portion inwardly over an insole on the last, comprisingwipers arranged to extend along the sides of the last between its toeand heel-end portions and shaped to conform substantially to thecurvatures of the opposite side edges of the insole and gripper jawscarried by said wipers, mechanism for moving the wipers and the gripperjaws heightwise of the shoe and for also moving them inwardly over theinsole, and mechanism operative in response to such heightwise movementfor moving the gripper jaws relatively to the wipers to grip theopposite side portions of the margin of the upper, said last-namedmechanism being constructed and arranged thereafter to impart to thegripper jaws movements relatively to the wipers to release the upper intime relation to the inward movements oi the wipers` 55. In a lastingmachine, lasting devices for use at opposite sides ci a shoe fortensioning the upper over its last and for wiping and pressing itsmarginal portion inwardly over an insole on the last. comprising wipersarranged to extend lengthwise of the shoe between its toe and heelendportions and shaped to conform substantially to the desired curvaturesof the bottom of the shoe and gripper jaws carried by said wipers andspaced lengthwise thereof along the shank portion of the shoe and at theopposite sides of the ball of the shoe, mechanism for moving said wipersheightwise of the shoe and for also moving them inwardly over the insoleincluding springs for yieldingly opposing the inward movements of thewipers, gaging devices arranged by engagement with said wipers todetermine their positions heightwise of the shoe relatively to thebottom oi the shoe and for releasing them to the action of said springsat a predetermined time inV site side portions of the margin of theupper against the wipers, said mechanism being arranged to impart to thegripper jaws movements relatively to the wipers to release the upperafter the wipers have been released by said gaging devlces.

` 56. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioningmea-ns, of wipers at opposite sides oi a shoe movable inwardly over theshoe bottcm for laying the marginal portion of the upper inwardly overan insole along the forepart and shank portions of the shoe, said wipersbeing mounted also for positioning movements heightwise of the shoe,gripper jaws movable with said wipers and arranged to cooperatetherewith to tighten the upper over its last and to draw its marginalportion inwardly over the insole, mechanism operative in response torelative movement oi the wipers and the shoe heightwise of the shoe tomove said gripper jaws relatively to the wipers to clamp the oppositeside portions of the margin of the upper against the wipers, saidmechanism being arranged thereafter to move the gripper jaws relativelyto the wipers to release the upper in time relation to the inwardmovements of the wipers.

57. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers at opposite sides of a shoe for laying Vthe marginal portionof the upper inwardly over an insole along the forepart and shankportions of the shoe, said wipers being mounted for positioningmovements heightwise of the shoe, gripper jaws movable inwardly over theinsole with said wipers for tensioning the upper over its last and fordrawing its marginal portion over the insole, and mechanism for swingingsaid gripper jaws about difierent axes to move them heightwise andlaterally of the shoe respectively into positions to clamp the oppositeside portions of the margin of the upper against the wipers before thewipers begin their inward movements.

58. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers at opposite sides of a shoe for laying the marginal portion ofthe upper inwardly over an insole along the forepart and shank portionsof the shoe, said wipers being mounted for positioning movementsheightwise of the shoe, gripper jaws movable` inwardly over the insolewith said wipers for tensioning the upper over its last and for drawingits marginal portion over the insole, mechanism for swinging the gripperjaws relatively to the wipers heightwise and laterally of the shoe toclamp the opposite side portions of the margin of the upper against thewipers before the wipers begin their inward movements, and adjustablemeans for limiting the swinging movements of the gripper jaws heightwiseof the shoe.

59. In a lasting machina the combination with shoe-positioning means, ofwipers at opposite sides of a shoe for laying the marginal portion ofthe upper inwardly over an insole along the forepart and shank portionsof the shoe, said wipers being mounted for positioning movementsheightwise of the shoe, a plurality oi gripper jaws movable with saidwipers and arranged to cooperate therewith to tension the upper over itslast and to draw its marginal portion inwardly over the insole, and aplurality of devices operative in response to movement of the wipersheightwise of the shoe for moving the respective gripper jaws heightwiseof the shoe relatively to the wipers and then laterally of the shoe toclamp the opposite side portions of the margin of the upper against thewipers, each of said devices including a member independently adjustableto limit movement of the gripper jaw heightwise of the shoe.

60. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers at opposite sides of a shoe movable inwardly'over the bottomof the shoe for laying the margin of the upper along the forepart andshank portions of the shoe over the insole, said wipers being mountedalso for positioning movements heightwise of the shoe, gripper jawsmovable relatively to said wipers during their movements heightwise ofthe shoe for clamping the margin of the upper along the opposite sidesof the shank portion of the shoe against the wipers, said gripper jawsbeing movable thereafter with the wipers to tension the upper over itslast and to conform it tightly to the curvatures of the shank portion ofthe last, and mechanism for operating the gripper jaws to release theupper at a predetermined time in the inward movements of the wipers.

61. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means,of wipers arranged to extend lengthwise of a shoe between its toe andheel-end portions and shaped to conform to the desired contour of thebottom of the shoe, mechanism for effecting relative movement of thewipers and the shoe heightwise of the shoe and for also moving theminwardly over the shoe bottom, gaging devices arranged by engagementWith said wipers to determine their positions heightwise of the shoe,means for releasing the wipers from the gaging devices at apredetermined time in the inward movements of the wipers, gripper jawsmovable with said wipers, and automatic means for imparting to saidgripper jaws movements relatively to the wipers to clamp the oppositeside portions of the margin of the upper against the wipers before thewipers begin their inward movements and to release the upper onlj7 afterthe wipers have been released from said gaging devices.

62. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withshoe-supporting means, of a wiper, a support for said wiper movabletoward and from the shoe, connections between said wiper and its supportfor moving the wiper relatively to the shoe to lay the margin of theupper inwardly over the shoe bottom in response to relative movement ofthe wiper and its support, and a member arranged to act on the wiper tolimit its movement toward the shoe and thereby to determine the time inthe movement of the support toward the shoe when the wiper begins itsinward movement.

63. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withshoe-positioning means, of a wiper, a support for said wiper movabletoward and from the shoe, connections between said wiper and its supportor'moving the wiper inwardly over the shoe bottom in response torelative movement of the wiper and its support, and a member arranged byengagement with said wiper to limit its movement toward the shoe andthereby to determine the time in the movement of the support toward theshoe when the wiper begins its inward movement, said member beingadjustable heightwise of the shoe to determine the distance between thewiper and the bottom of the shoe.

64. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withshoe-positioning means,

of a wiper, a support for said wiper movable toward and from the shoe,connections between said wiper and its support for moving the wiperinwardly over the shoe bottom in response to relative movement of thewiper and its support including springs arranged to be tensioned by saidrelative movement, a. stop arranged by engagement with the wiper tolimit its movement toward the shoe and thereby to cause said connectionsto impart to the wiper its inward movement, and means movable with thesupport for moving the stop out of engagement with the wiper at apredetermined time in its inward movement to permit the springs to forcethe wiper toward the shoe to press the margin of the upper against theinsole, said connections being arranged thereafter to impart to thewiper a further movement inwardly over the shoe bottom in wipingengagement with the upper in response to continued movement of thesupport toward the shoe.

65. In a lasting machine, wipers, a support for moving said wipersheightwise of a shoe to press the margin of an upper upon an insoleincluding members arranged to support the shoe initially bottom downwardwith its bottom face above said wipers, said members being yieldable topermit the wipers to engage the bottom of the shoe, connections betweensaid wiper support and the Wipers for moving them inwardly over the shoebottom, spring mea-ns for yieldingly opposing the inward movements ofthe wipers and for thereafter moving them outwardly, and means forholding the wipers against outward return movement until after theshoe-supporting members have moved the shoe above the wipers.

66. In a lasting machine, wipers, a support for moving said wipersheightwise of a shoe to press the margin of the upper upon an insoleincluding members arranged to support the shoe initially bottom downwardwith its bottom face above said wipers, said members being yieldable topermit the wipers to press on the bottom of thc shoe, spring means foryieldingly opposing the inward movements of the wipers and forthereafter moving them outwardly, mechanism for preventing the outwardreturn movement of the Wipers, and means to cause said mechanism torelease the wipers after the shoe has been moved above the wipers bysaid shoe-supporting members.

67. In a lasting machine, wipers, a support for moving said wipersheightwise of a shoe to press the margin of an upper upon an insoleincluding members arranged to support the shoe initially bottom downwardwith its bottom face above said wipers, said members being yieldable topermit the wipers to engage the bottom of the shoe, connections betweensaid wiper support and the l wipers for moving them inwardly over theshoe bottom in response to pressure of the shoe against the wipers,spring means for yieldingly opposing the inward movements of the wipersand for thereafter moving them outwardly, latch mech- 1 anism forpreventing outward return movement of the wipers, and means to cause thelatch mechanism to release the wipers after the shoe has been movedabove the wipers by said supporting members. 7

CHARLES F. PYM.

CERTIFICATE or CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,041,955. May 2e, 195e.

CHARLES F. PYM.

It is hereby Certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the above numbered patent requiring Correction as follows: Page ll,first Column, line 28, Claim 3'7, for the word "over" read by; and thatthe said Letters Patent should be read with this Correction therein thatthe same may Conform to the record of the Case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 8th day of September, A. D. 1956.

Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

